Thorkild Tylleskär

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1 Boys are more stunted than girls in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of 16 demographic and health surveys. BMC Pediatr 2007 2.37
2 Low adherence to exclusive breastfeeding in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study comparing dietary recall since birth with 24-hour recall. BMC Pediatr 2007 2.26
3 Determinants of male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional survey. Reprod Health 2010 2.19
4 Bacteraemia among severely malnourished children infected and uninfected with the human immunodeficiency virus-1 in Kampala, Uganda. BMC Infect Dis 2006 2.00
5 Mothers' education but not fathers' education, household assets or land ownership is the best predictor of child health inequalities in rural Uganda. Int J Equity Health 2004 1.99
6 Male partner antenatal attendance and HIV testing in eastern Uganda: a randomized facility-based intervention trial. J Int AIDS Soc 2011 1.87
7 Severe malnutrition with and without HIV-1 infection in hospitalised children in Kampala, Uganda: differences in clinical features, haematological findings and CD4+ cell counts. Nutr J 2006 1.74
8 "It is her responsibility": partner involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV programmes, northern Tanzania. J Int AIDS Soc 2011 1.74
9 Community based peer counsellors for support of exclusive breastfeeding: experiences from rural Uganda. Int Breastfeed J 2006 1.66
10 Risk factors in hospital deaths in severely malnourished children in Kampala, Uganda. BMC Pediatr 2006 1.62
11 'No sister, the breast alone is not enough for my baby' a qualitative assessment of potentials and barriers in the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in southern Zambia. Int Breastfeed J 2008 1.56
12 Predictors of poor anthropometric status among children under 2 years of age in rural Uganda. Public Health Nutr 2006 1.54
13 Mothers' knowledge and utilization of prevention of mother to child transmission services in northern Tanzania. J Int AIDS Soc 2010 1.52
14 Is vaccination coverage a good indicator of age-appropriate vaccination? A prospective study from Uganda. Vaccine 2011 1.52
15 Audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) may avert socially desirable responses about infant feeding in the context of HIV. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2005 1.48
16 "Telling my husband I have HIV is too heavy to come out of my mouth": pregnant women's disclosure experiences and support needs following antenatal HIV testing in eastern Uganda. J Int AIDS Soc 2012 1.47
17 Determinants of infant growth in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2008 1.44
18 Infant and young child feeding in western Uganda: knowledge, practices and socio-economic correlates. J Trop Pediatr 2005 1.36
19 Maternal education is associated with vaccination status of infants less than 6 months in Eastern Uganda: a cohort study. BMC Pediatr 2010 1.35
20 Vaccination coverage and timeliness in three South African areas: a prospective study. BMC Public Health 2011 1.30
21 Dramatic and sustained increase in HIV-testing rates among antenatal attendees in Eastern Uganda after a policy change from voluntary counselling and testing to routine counselling and testing for HIV: a retrospective analysis of hospital records, 2002-2009. BMC Health Serv Res 2010 1.28
22 Perinatal mortality in rural Burkina Faso: a prospective community-based cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2010 1.22
23 Establishing individual peer counselling for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda: implications for scaling-up. Matern Child Nutr 2010 1.18
24 Infant feeding among HIV-positive mothers and the general population mothers: comparison of two cross-sectional surveys in Eastern Uganda. BMC Public Health 2009 1.15
25 Perinatal mortality in eastern Uganda: a community based prospective cohort study. PLoS One 2011 1.14
26 Attitudes to routine HIV counselling and testing, and knowledge about prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional survey among antenatal attendees. J Int AIDS Soc 2010 1.13
27 Infant feeding counselling in Uganda in a changing environment with focus on the general population and HIV-positive mothers - a mixed method approach. BMC Health Serv Res 2010 1.13
28 Physical activity patterns and socioeconomic position: the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey 1998 (GNHIES98). BMC Public Health 2012 1.09
29 Analysis of motor pathway involvement in konzo using transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation. Muscle Nerve 2002 1.05
30 Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women in South Africa: an area needing urgent attention to improve child health. BMC Pediatr 2012 1.04
31 Gendered perceptions on infant feeding in Eastern Uganda: continued need for exclusive breastfeeding support. Int Breastfeed J 2010 1.04
32 Listening to health workers: lessons from Eastern Uganda for strengthening the programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. BMC Health Serv Res 2012 0.99
33 Need to optimise infant feeding counselling: a cross-sectional survey among HIV-positive mothers in Eastern Uganda. BMC Pediatr 2009 0.99
34 "She would sit with me": mothers' experiences of individual peer support for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda. Int Breastfeed J 2010 0.98
35 Tanzania national survey on iodine deficiency: impact after twelve years of salt iodation. BMC Public Health 2009 0.98
36 Pregnant women's experiences of routine counselling and testing for HIV in Eastern Uganda: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res 2013 0.95
37 Common coinfections of Giardia intestinalis and Helicobacter pylori in non-symptomatic Ugandan children. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2012 0.95
38 HIV-1 reservoirs in breast milk and challenges to elimination of breast-feeding transmission of HIV-1. Sci Transl Med 2012 0.92
39 Growth effects of exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial. BMC Public Health 2014 0.92
40 Infant feeding modalities addressed in two different ways in Eastern Uganda. Int Breastfeed J 2010 0.90
41 Zinc status in HIV infected Ugandan children aged 1-5 years: a cross sectional baseline survey. BMC Pediatr 2010 0.90
42 The potential role of mother-in-law in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a mixed methods study from the Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. BMC Public Health 2011 0.89
43 How evidence based are public health policies for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV? BMJ 2013 0.86
44 Multiple micronutrient supplementation improves vitamin B₁₂ and folate concentrations of HIV infected children in Uganda: a randomized controlled trial. Nutr J 2011 0.86
45 Effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on survival of HIV-infected children in Uganda: a randomized, controlled trial. J Int AIDS Soc 2010 0.85
46 Physical activity, aerobic fitness and parental socio-economic position among adolescents: the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents 2003-2006 (KiGGS). Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2014 0.85
47 Lopinavir/Ritonavir versus Lamivudine peri-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV-1 transmission by breastfeeding: the PROMISE-PEP trial Protocol ANRS 12174. BMC Infect Dis 2012 0.83
48 Improved salt iodation methods for small-scale salt producers in low-resource settings in Tanzania. BMC Public Health 2009 0.83
49 Dietary behaviour and socioeconomic position: the role of physical activity patterns. PLoS One 2013 0.82
50 Abnormalities of somatosensory evoked potentials in konzo--an upper motor neuron disorder. Clin Neurophysiol 2002 0.80
51 Severe events in the first 6 months of life in a cohort of HIV-unexposed infants from South Africa: effects of low birthweight and breastfeeding status. Trop Med Int Health 2014 0.77
52 Making it happen, level 2. Glob Health Action 2010 0.75
53 A budget cut that nobody can live with. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2014 0.75
54 Increased Epstein-Barr virus in breast milk occurs with subclinical mastitis and HIV shedding. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 0.75
55 [HIV, breast feeding and antiretroviral agents]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2010 0.75
56 Cognition in African children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Pediatr Neurol 2005 0.75
57 Co-existing symptoms and risk factors among African school children with hyperactivity-inattention symptoms in Kinshasa, Congo. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2006 0.75
58 Neuro-ophthalmologic manifestations of konzo. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 2005 0.75
59 Objectively Assessed Physical Activity and Associated Factors among Adults in Peri-Urban and Rural Eastern Uganda: A Population-based Study. J Phys Act Health 2016 0.75